Zombie Coaches

I don’t think there’s any interest in Maryland in buying out the Fridge.

Don’t really follow UVA football, but I just read that Al Groh’s buyout is 6.5 million. Perhaps he’s a zombie?

I left Groh off? Oops. Yeah, he’s definitely a zombie. I read where the UVA AD spent last summer trying to negotiate groh’s buyout down.

How about Dennis Erickson? I am hoping so, as Kevin Sumlin to ASU would possibly have the family Jeffcoat following him. I have never heard anything about that position, that is just how the nightmares play out inside my mind sometimes.

My guess is the Neuheisel will be at this time next year.

I think Louisville could send Kragthorpe packing.

Friedgen seems like a zombie. The terps are terrible and have been on a down hill slide ever since he exhausted Vanderlinden’s recruits. But Maryland is beyond broke right now, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they chalk this up to rebuilding and give him another year. But then again, with the colossal suck that is the Redskins dominating the local media, Friedgen engage in daylight cannablism and it’s 50/50 on whether the WaPo would cover it.

I think Kragthorpe is toast at Louisville.

Disagree on Neuheisel.

Gary Pinkel should be a zombie, but probably isn’t because Mizzou has no self esteem.

This post made me rewatch Shaun of the Dead.

Before Maryland kicks him to the curb, the law says they have to take his door off.

Friedgen has already hand-picked his successor. Very strange situation.

Groh is not a “Zombie” because UVA is LOADED.

UVA’s athletic department is not loaded. If it was, he would be gone. I think they are still paying for their decision to give pete gillen a ten year contract prior to winning a single NCAA tournament game. And didn’t they just spend a wad build a new basketball arena?

I think Al Groh will be gone at the end of the year, but moved into an AA job, because they like his as a person. It will be a McWilliams situation.

I think Fridge has escaped the wrath for several reasons. First, people love him. Second, Maryland still considers itself a basketball school and their attention is focused on Gary Williams. Third, he’s recently put some good players in the NFL and the UnderArmor connection still makes folks think that they can rebuild. Fourth, the entire ACC is down and there’s not the worry that they have to “keep up with the Joneses.”

What about Mike Sherman? He seems like he’s stepping into Schnellenberger territory.

How about Bobby Bowden? FSU has been sucking ass all year and the natives are way more than restless—like carrying torches and pitchforks.

And Bob Toledo should be considered a zombie coach in New Orleans’ voodoo coaching graveyard, Tulane.

The rumor is that CU has alumni committed to paying for Hawkins buyout if they decide to fire him. Former CU football players have made no secret of the fact that they think he is an idiot on the radio in Denver.

But they have 3 games left against ISU (road) OSU and Nebraska (home) I could easily see them finishing 2-1 and Hawkins getting another year.

A zombie coach isn’t the same as a “hot seat” coach. The latter provides up to a season of discomfort, before the AD fires him and the program rebuilds excitement around a new coach.

A zombie coach doesn’t leave, because the school lacks the money to buy them out. A zombie coach stays on to sign whatever he can for the next recruiting class. He spends the full spring avoiding alumni gatherings, due to the uncomfortable questions he gets there. Other AD employees avoid eye contact when they pass in the hallway. The following season, he is still there, struggling harder to recruit, with less fans at the games. The AD’s effort to raise buyout money becomes a full time job, just to end the misery.

Sherman and Bowden aren’t zombies. Sherman is off the hot seat, and Bowden’s issue is existential, not financial.

Tim Brewster may not be safe, will prob get another year though

So far, Friedgen, Zook, Hawkins, and Dodge get another year, and Groh and Kragthorpe are fired.

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